The nominations were announced during the CBS broadcast of “A Very Grammy Christmas” concert late Friday. Smith, 22, picked up nods in the three top Grammy categories including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for his song “Stay with Me.

He follows in the heels of fellow British soul-pop singer Adele, who won all six of her Grammy nominations in 2013 including the top three awards.

The soundtrack from Disney’s Oscar-winning film “Frozen,” the year’s top-selling album with more than 3.5 million U.S. copies sold, scored nominations in the categories for music written for visual media.

The Recording Academy comprises music industry professionals who select Grammy contenders from music released between October 1st, 2013 and September 30th, 2014.

In an effort to draw younger viewers to the annual event in Los Angeles on February 8th, 2015, the organisers chose to announce the nominees in 82 of its 83 categories, throughout Friday morning on its Twitter feed. READ MORE